Accounts Senior

Meraki Talent is working with one of the most recognisable names within the Accountancy & Finance world in Scotland, with a prolific history spanning 9 decades and offices all over the country. They have built an impressive portfolio consisting of a wide variation of sectors including Construction & Property, Food & Drink, Professional Services and Life Sciences to name a few. Their client base is composed of sole trade, owner managed businesses up to multinational listed firms.

The Role

As Accounts Senior the successful candidate will join as a valued member of the team and hit the ground running while fulfilling a range of General Practice duties such as bookkeeping, converting data, producing accounts and offering support to the team on practice wide matters amongst a host of other tasks.

• Effectively producing statutory accounts, management accounts and Tax returns.
• Offering advice to clients on both corporate and personal tax affairs.
• Supervising and engaging in VAT and tax investigations.
• Dealing with HMRC and external stakeholders.
• Assisting junior team members with training and development.
• Converting data from both client papers and spreadsheets.
• Recording on a wide range of different software packages including XERO, QuickBooks, FreeAgent and Sage.

The Person

• Previous experience of operating in an accountancy practice.
• Part Qualified - ACCA/ICAS/AAT.
• Experience and capacity to finalise accounts up to trial balance stage trough to final accounts, corporation tax, personal tax computations and client liaison.
• The ability to aid clients with business planning and cash flow management.
• Well versed with XERO, FreeAgent, QuickBooks and Sage.